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A moving, intimate, funny, and true-to-life look at the colorful stories of midwifery and families in East London in the '50s. Based on the bestselling memoirs of the late Jennifer Worth. When Jenny Lee first arrives in Poplar, she knows nothing about hardship, poverty, and life itself. But Jenny is brought up to speed fast once she joins a team of midwives who provide care to the poorest women.
2) Seabiscuit
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
While not looking the part, Seabiscuit was one of the most remarkable thoroughbred racehorses in history. In the 1930s, when Americans longed to escape the grim realities of Depression-era life, four men turned Seabiscuit into a national hero.
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Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
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Covers how to identify variables, set up basic function tables and calculate equations that involve basic operations, balanced number sentences and variable isolation. See how algebraic thinking involves number properties, patterns and sequences, and learn about algebraic manipulations that allow math values to be expressed in different forms.
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Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
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Covers how to manipulate and convert numerators and denominators into simplest terms and like terms by calculating common multiples, greatest common factors and least common denominators. Explores how fractions can be renamed into equivalent forms as well as how to order and compare fractional amounts. Also learn how to perform basic operations like subtraction and division on fractions using a variety of strategies and shortcuts.
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Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
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Covers how to extend basic multiplication and division facts and properties to solve large, multi-digit problems. See how common multiples, factor pairs and rules of divisibility are involved in number theory, and find out how identifying prime and composite numbers helps with division. Also learn how to represent numbers using prime factorization and exponential notation.
11) U.S. Marshals
Pub. Date
[1998]
Language
English
Description
U.S. Marshal Sam Gerard is accompanying a planeload of convicts from Chicago to New York. The plane crashes spectacularly, and Mark Sheridan escapes. But when the FBI's John Royce is assigned to help Gerard recapture Sheridan, it becomes clear that Sheridan is more than just another murderer.
12) All about birds
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Learn the characteristics of birds and look at their similar needs. Explore the process of egg laying and hatching. Includes a hands-on experiment.
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Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
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Learn how to calculate percents, ratios and proportions. See how percents relate to 100, and discover their equivalent forms found in decimals and fractions. Explore how units and values in ratios are identified, and learn that missing proportional amounts can be found by using cross multiplication.
Series
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Presents strategies such as estimation, counting manipulatives, and working through algorithms to solve addition and subtraction problems that involve multiple regroupings, exchanges and trades. Also see how to name, compare and order large multi-digit numbers by analyzing their place values.
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Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Observe real world scenarios demonstrating the collection, organization and display of data through the use of surveys, frequency tables and graphs. Also see how each particular graphic organizer provides and categorizes data to meet particular needs.
16) Unstoppable
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English
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Sequences of action and peril, and some language.
A runaway train, transporting deadly, toxic chemicals, is barreling down on Scranton, Pennsylvania, and only two men can stop it: a veteran engineer and a young conductor. Thousands of lives hang in the balance as these ordinary heroes attempt to chase down one million tons of hurtling steel and prevent an epic disaster.
17) All about fish
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Learn what makes each type of fish unique in its looks and living habits. Learn about their body structures, how they reproduce and protect themselves. Includes a hands-on experiment.
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